Benewah County vs Power County

A side-by-side comparison of Benewah County and Power County: population, income, housing, and more.

Benewah County and Power County are counties in Idaho. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Benewah County has the higher population (9,913 vs 8,018 in Power County). Power County has the higher median household income ($59,760 vs $56,553 in Benewah County). Benewah County has the higher median home value ($255,800 vs $191,200 in Power County).

Population, income & housing

	Benewah County	Power County
Population	9,913	8,018
Median age	46.0 yrs	33.9 yrs
Median household income	$56,553	$59,760
Median home value	$255,800	$191,200
Median gross rent	$853	$729
Housing units	4,706	2,960
Homeownership rate	75.7%	74.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.8%	16.7%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benewah County	Power County
Population	9,138 → 9,913 (+8.5%)	7,671 → 8,018 (+4.5%)
Median household income	$47,556 → $56,553 (+18.9%)	$48,823 → $59,760 (+22.4%)
Median home value	$167,000 → $255,800 (+53.2%)	$151,300 → $191,200 (+26.4%)
Median gross rent	$644 → $853 (+32.5%)	$636 → $729 (+14.6%)

Benewah County

Population

9,1389,913

Median household income

$47,556$56,553

Median home value

$167,000$255,800

Median gross rent

$644$853

Power County

Population

7,6718,018

Median household income

$48,823$59,760

Median home value

$151,300$191,200

Median gross rent

$636$729

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benewah County	Power County
Under 5	5.3%	5.3%
5 to 17	16.8%	25.1%
18 to 24	6.7%	7.2%
25 to 34	9.8%	13.2%
35 to 44	10.5%	11.7%
45 to 54	11.5%	9.9%
55 to 64	16.0%	12.0%
65 to 74	15.4%	9.2%
75 and over	8.1%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benewah County	Power County
White (non-Hispanic)	84.2%	60.9%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7.4%	0.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	33.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benewah County	Power County
No high school diploma	15.6%	12.0%
High school graduate	32.9%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.1%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benewah County	Power County
Drove alone	77.2%	73.1%
Carpooled	10.6%	9.9%
Public transit	1.5%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	7.4%
Bicycle	0.1%	1.7%
Worked from home	7.0%	7.4%
Other means	1.2%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benewah County	Power County
1-unit, detached	72.9%	70.3%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	20.2%	23.1%

Poverty & households

	Benewah County	Power County
Poverty rate	15.0%	8.1%
Average household size	2.47	2.93
Mean commute (minutes)	23	16
Median year structure built	1978	1975